On 2008-05-28, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 28 May 2008 16:28:19 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote:
>
>> > The man page states:
>> >
>> > --search (-s)
>> > Searches for matches of the supplied string in the portage tree.
>> >
>> > It only mentions the portage tree, not overlays.
>>
>> emerge --search finds other packages in overlays just fine.
>
> OK, that clarifies the documentation. Is your ebuild in a recognised
> category directory within your overlay?
Yes. It's in sys-apps, and both "emerge -av" and porthole
found it just fine.
> I'd still recommend using eix, you can grow old waiting for emerge
> --search :(
I'll give eix a try, but I'm still curious about why "emerge
--search" can't find the package, yet the package can be
installed by doing an "emerge -av".
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